Content & Trigger Warnings for New Amsterdam (2018)
22 content warnings identified across 5 seasons for this show.
Quick Summary
Yes, New Amsterdam (2018) contains 22 content warnings : Racial slurs / racism (depicted), Death of a child, Death of a parent, Eating disorders, Grief / bereavement (major focus), Miscarriage / pregnancy loss / stillbirth, Suicide (discussed or ideation), Terminal illness, Car accidents / crashes, Infidelity, Natural disasters, Wrongful imprisonment, Blood / medical gore, Needles / medical procedures, Alcohol abuse (depicted), Drug use (depicted), Overdose scenes, Child abuse / harm to children, Domestic violence / intimate partner abuse, Gun violence, Self-harm / suicide (depicted), Sexual assault / rape.
The most severe warnings are for Death of a parent (severity 4/5), Grief / bereavement (major focus) (severity 5/5), Terminal illness (severity 4/5), Needles / medical procedures (severity 5/5).
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Does It Get Worse?
18 series-wide warnings apply across all seasons.
| Warning | Season | Severity | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Identity & Discrimination | ||||
| Racial slurs / racism (depicted) | S1 | 3/5 | Depicted | Systemic racism in healthcare is directly addressed as a central theme |
| Racial slurs / racism (depicted) | S2 | 3/5 | Depicted | Healthcare inequity and racial bias continue as ongoing themes |
| Racial slurs / racism (depicted) | S3 | 3/5 | Depicted | Systemic healthcare racism remains a recurring theme |
| Racial slurs / racism (depicted) | S4 | 3/5 | Depicted | Continued examination of racial disparities in medical treatment |
| Racial slurs / racism (depicted) | S5 | 3/5 | Depicted | Healthcare inequality themes carry through to the series end |
| Racial slurs / racism (depicted) | All | 3/5 | Depicted | Systemic racism in healthcare and racial disparities in treatment are addressed directly. |
| Mental Health & Emotional | ||||
| Death of a child | S1 | 3/5 | Depicted | Pediatric patients face life-threatening conditions with devastating outcomes |
| Death of a child | S2 | 3/5 | Depicted | Heartbreaking pediatric cases with tragic outcomes |
| Death of a child | S4 | 3/5 | Depicted | Pediatric cases with devastating outcomes affect the staff deeply |
| Death of a child | All | 3/5 | Depicted | Child patients die in several episodes, shown with significant emotional weight. |
| Death of a parent | S3 | 4/5 | Depicted | Max's daughter loses her mother creating profound parental grief themes |
| Eating disorders | All | 2/5 | Depicted | Eating disorders are addressed in at least one patient storyline. |
| Grief / bereavement (major focus) | S1 | 3/5 | Depicted | Patients and families cope with loss and devastating diagnoses |
| Grief / bereavement (major focus) | S2 | 4/5 | Depicted | Multiple patient deaths and personal losses affect the hospital staff |
| Grief / bereavement (major focus) | S3 | 5/5 | Depicted | Georgia's death devastates Max and becomes a central emotional arc |
| Grief / bereavement (major focus) | S4 | 4/5 | Depicted | Max continues processing his wife's death while the staff faces new losses |
| Grief / bereavement (major focus) | S5 | 4/5 | Depicted | Characters process accumulated losses as the series concludes |
| Miscarriage / pregnancy loss / stillbirth | S1 | 2/5 | Depicted | Pregnancy complications arise in hospital storylines |
| Miscarriage / pregnancy loss / stillbirth | S2 | 3/5 | Depicted | A significant pregnancy complication storyline with emotional weight |
| Miscarriage / pregnancy loss / stillbirth | All | 3/5 | Depicted | Miscarriage and pregnancy complications are addressed in patient storylines. |
| Suicide (discussed or ideation) | All | 3/5 | Depicted | Patients with suicidal ideation are treated, with dialogue exploring their mental state. |
| Terminal illness | S1 | 4/5 | Depicted | The lead character is diagnosed with cancer and undergoes treatment |
| Terminal illness | S2 | 4/5 | Depicted | Max's cancer treatment continues with setbacks and uncertainty |
| Terminal illness | S3 | 3/5 | Depicted | Various patients face terminal diagnoses throughout the season |
| Terminal illness | S4 | 3/5 | Depicted | Terminal illness cases continue as ongoing patient storylines |
| Terminal illness | S5 | 3/5 | Depicted | Terminal illness cases in the final season's patient stories |
| Terminal illness | All | 4/5 | Depicted | Patients with terminal conditions including cancer are central storylines throughout. |
| Other | ||||
| Car accidents / crashes | All | 3/5 | Depicted | Car accident victims arrive at the hospital regularly as trauma cases. |
| Infidelity | S5 | 2/5 | Depicted | Relationship complications and emotional infidelity among the staff |
| Natural disasters | S3 | 3/5 | Depicted | A major weather event creates a mass casualty scenario at the hospital |
| Wrongful imprisonment | All | 2/5 | Depicted | Incarcerated patients and issues within the prison system are explored in some episodes. |
| Phobias & Sensory | ||||
| Blood / medical gore | S1 | 3/5 | Depicted | Surgical and trauma scenes with significant blood |
| Blood / medical gore | S2 | 3/5 | Depicted | Surgical sequences and emergency trauma with visible blood |
| Blood / medical gore | S3 | 3/5 | Depicted | Ongoing surgical and emergency trauma blood |
| Blood / medical gore | S4 | 3/5 | Depicted | Surgical and trauma blood in medical emergencies |
| Blood / medical gore | S5 | 3/5 | Depicted | Final season surgical and trauma blood |
| Blood / medical gore | All | 3/5 | Depicted | Blood is regularly shown in medical emergencies, surgeries, and trauma cases. |
| Needles / medical procedures | S1 | 4/5 | Depicted | Frequent medical procedures, surgeries, IVs, and injections shown in detail |
| Needles / medical procedures | S2 | 4/5 | Depicted | Continued extensive medical procedures and hospital scenes |
| Needles / medical procedures | S3 | 4/5 | Depicted | Constant medical procedures as the core setting of the show |
| Needles / medical procedures | S4 | 4/5 | Depicted | Medical procedures remain constant throughout the hospital setting |
| Needles / medical procedures | S5 | 4/5 | Depicted | Medical setting ensures constant medical procedure depiction through the finale |
| Needles / medical procedures | All | 5/5 | Depicted | Medical procedures, injections, IVs, and hospital settings are shown in virtually every episode. |
| Substance Use | ||||
| Alcohol abuse (depicted) | S4 | 3/5 | Depicted | A character's alcohol dependency becomes a significant storyline |
| Alcohol abuse (depicted) | S5 | 3/5 | Depicted | Alcohol abuse continues as a character struggle |
| Alcohol abuse (depicted) | All | 3/5 | Depicted | A main character struggles with alcoholism across multiple seasons. |
| Drug use (depicted) | S1 | 3/5 | Depicted | Opioid addiction storyline affecting hospital staff and patients |
| Drug use (depicted) | S2 | 3/5 | Depicted | Addiction storylines continue with opioid crisis elements |
| Drug use (depicted) | S3 | 3/5 | Depicted | Continued addiction and substance abuse in patient storylines |
| Drug use (depicted) | S4 | 3/5 | Depicted | Addiction and substance abuse storylines persist |
| Drug use (depicted) | S5 | 3/5 | Depicted | Addiction remains a theme in the final season |
| Drug use (depicted) | All | 3/5 | Depicted | The opioid crisis and drug addiction are significant recurring storylines. |
| Overdose scenes | S2 | 3/5 | Depicted | Overdose cases are treated in the emergency department |
| Overdose scenes | All | 3/5 | Depicted | Opioid overdose cases are treated in the ER and explored as a systemic issue. |
| Violence & Physical Harm | ||||
| Child abuse / harm to children | All | 3/5 | Depicted | Child abuse cases are treated in the hospital with the aftermath shown. |
| Domestic violence / intimate partner abuse | All | 3/5 | Depicted | Domestic violence victims are treated as patients, with injuries and emotional trauma shown. |
| Gun violence | All | 3/5 | Depicted | Gunshot wound victims are treated in the ER across multiple episodes. |
| Self-harm / suicide (depicted) | All | 3/5 | Depicted | Suicide attempts and self-harm are addressed in patient storylines. |
| Sexual assault / rape | All | 3/5 | Depicted | Sexual assault survivors are treated in the hospital, with their trauma explored sensitively. |
Identity & Discrimination
Systemic racism in healthcare is directly addressed as a central theme
Healthcare inequity and racial bias continue as ongoing themes
Systemic healthcare racism remains a recurring theme
Continued examination of racial disparities in medical treatment
Healthcare inequality themes carry through to the series end
Systemic racism in healthcare and racial disparities in treatment are addressed directly.
Mental Health & Emotional
Pediatric patients face life-threatening conditions with devastating outcomes
Pediatric cases with devastating outcomes affect the staff deeply
Child patients die in several episodes, shown with significant emotional weight.
Max's daughter loses her mother creating profound parental grief themes
Eating disorders are addressed in at least one patient storyline.
Patients and families cope with loss and devastating diagnoses
Multiple patient deaths and personal losses affect the hospital staff
Georgia's death devastates Max and becomes a central emotional arc
Max continues processing his wife's death while the staff faces new losses
Characters process accumulated losses as the series concludes
Pregnancy complications arise in hospital storylines
A significant pregnancy complication storyline with emotional weight
Miscarriage and pregnancy complications are addressed in patient storylines.
Patients with suicidal ideation are treated, with dialogue exploring their mental state.
The lead character is diagnosed with cancer and undergoes treatment
Patients with terminal conditions including cancer are central storylines throughout.
Other
Car accident victims arrive at the hospital regularly as trauma cases.
A major weather event creates a mass casualty scenario at the hospital
Incarcerated patients and issues within the prison system are explored in some episodes.
Phobias & Sensory
Blood is regularly shown in medical emergencies, surgeries, and trauma cases.
Frequent medical procedures, surgeries, IVs, and injections shown in detail
Continued extensive medical procedures and hospital scenes
Constant medical procedures as the core setting of the show
Medical procedures remain constant throughout the hospital setting
Medical setting ensures constant medical procedure depiction through the finale
Medical procedures, injections, IVs, and hospital settings are shown in virtually every episode.
Substance Use
A character's alcohol dependency becomes a significant storyline
A main character struggles with alcoholism across multiple seasons.
Opioid addiction storyline affecting hospital staff and patients
Continued addiction and substance abuse in patient storylines
The opioid crisis and drug addiction are significant recurring storylines.
Opioid overdose cases are treated in the ER and explored as a systemic issue.
Violence & Physical Harm
Child abuse cases are treated in the hospital with the aftermath shown.
Domestic violence victims are treated as patients, with injuries and emotional trauma shown.
Gunshot wound victims are treated in the ER across multiple episodes.
Suicide attempts and self-harm are addressed in patient storylines.
Sexual assault survivors are treated in the hospital, with their trauma explored sensitively.
